Railroad Bridges in Clay CountyMinnesota

Clay County is located in northwest Minnesota. The seat and largest city are both Moorhead.
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Armour-Swift-Burlington (ASB) Bridge
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Armour-Swift-Burlington (ASB) Bridge

(Fratt Bridge)

This unusual telescoping through truss lift bridge once carried two decks of traffic across the Missouri River

Downtown Kansas City, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri to North Kansas City, Clay county, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1911

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McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Chicago, Illinois and James O'Connor & Son of Kansas City, Missouri

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Railroad/Original Owner: Union Bridge & Terminal Railroad

Design: 428' telescoping Baltimore through truss and 2-428' Baltimore through trusses

Telescoping through truss lift bridge over Missouri River

Significance:

National

BNSF Buffalo River Bridge (Georgetown)
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BNSF Buffalo River Bridge (Georgetown)

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #14.4)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Great Northern Railway over the Buffalo River alongside US Highway 75 in Georgetown

Georgetown, Clay County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1908

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American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Great Northern Railway

Design: 1-72', 3-48' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Deck plate girder bridge over Buffalo River

Significance:

Local

BNSF Route H Bridge (Liberty)
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BNSF Route H Bridge (Liberty)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #209.21)

This steel stringer bridge crosses Route H in Liberty

Liberty, Clay County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1936

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design: 1-50', 2-21' and 2-20' steel stringer

Steel stringer bridge over Route H

Significance:

Local

BNSF US-10 Bridge (Hawley)
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BNSF US-10 Bridge (Hawley)

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #234.1)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Northern Pacific Railway mainline over US Highway 10 in Hawley

Hawley, Clay County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1959

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Unknown and Kimmes Construction Company of Hastings, Minnesota

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Railroad/Original Owner: Northern Pacific Railway

Design: 1-37', 2-42', 2-46' steel stringers

Steel stringer bridge over US Highway 10

Significance:

Local

BNSF Valley Street Bridge
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BNSF Valley Street Bridge

(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #234)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Northern Pacific Railway over Valley Street (Old US Highway 10) in Hawley

Hawley, Clay County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1928 using a span fabricated 1906

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Northern Pacific Railway

Design: 25' steel stringer

Steel stringer bridge over Valley Street

Significance:

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